Cherish Lyrics

According to the "Cherish" Songfacts, the Association's keyboard player Terry Kirkman, wrote this in a half hour. "Cherish" is the word I use to describe All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you You don't know how many times I've wished that I could Mold you into someone who could Cherish me as much as I cherish you Oh I'm beginning to think that man has never found The words that could make you want me That have the right amount of letters, just the right sound That could make you hear, make you see That you are drivin' me out of my mind Oh I could say I need you but then you'd realize That I want you just like a thousand other guys Who'd say they loved you With all the rest of their lies When all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands And gaze into your eyes Perish is the word that more than applies To the hope in my heart each time I realize That I am not gonna be the one to share your dreams That I am not gonna be the one to share your schemes That I am not gonna be the one to share what Seems to be the life that you could Cherish as much as I do yours Cherish is the word I use to describe All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside You don't know how many times I've wished that I had told you You don't know how many times I've wished that I could hold you You don't know how many times I've wished that I could Mold you into someone who could Cherish me as much as I cherish you And I do cherish you And I do cherish you Cherish is the word